Washington University’s First Commencement Address: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In June of 1862, William Greenleaf Eliot delivered the commencement address for Washington University’s first graduating class, whose numbers included...
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Public School Reform in Wartime: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In 1861, St. Louis’s public school system was threatened by the outbreak of the Civil War. As a member of... -
Women’s Education: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In December of 1870, William Greenleaf Eliot penned the following thoughts in his journal, which he jotted down after writing... -
Religion and the Civil War: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In the days and months leading up to the Civil War, Missouri was torn by the decision of whether or... -
Eulogy for Freeman George: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
As a prominent Unitarian minister in nineteenth-century St. Louis, one of William Greenleaf Eliot’s religious responsibilities was to prepare and... -
Immigrants and Nativists in St. Louis: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
Before the outbreak of the Civil War, St. Louis’s population ebbed and flowed as various groups of immigrants and travelers... -
The Independent Western Sanitary Commission: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In June of 1861, the United States Congress created the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a government organization that would funnel funds... -
Letters to Family: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
The William Greenleaf Eliot Personal Papers also include correspondence from Eliot to family members, friends, and prominent individuals written throughout... -
Slavery & Abolition: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
Although William Greenleaf Eliot was a moderate abolitionist, he frequently practiced anti-slavery activism in St. Louis. His primary form of... -
“Rebel City in a Rebel State”: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In the fall of 1861, the escalating Civil War had thrown Missouri into turmoil. As a border state that remained... -
Washington University Beginnings: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In 1853, St. Louis businessman Wayman Crow requested a charter for a proposed seminary from the state legislature of Missouri.... -
From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
Today’s post commemorates the two hundred and first birthday of William Greenleaf Eliot, civic reformer, abolitionist, and co-founder of Washington...